EWING, NJ – Thursday, Nov. 8, is the new projected date for the full opening of the roundabout on the downstream side of the I-295/Route 29 interchange in New Jersey.

To bring the roundabout fully online, a series of ramp and lane closures/detours will be implemented during overnight hours Wednesday, Nov. 7.

This will mark the third time the project contractor will attempt to bring the nearly completed roundabout and corresponding ramp network into full operation. The last attempt on Nov. 1-2 was postponed due to rain.

The full schedule of project-related travel restrictions for the week of Nov. 4 is as follows:

I-295/Route 29 Interchange (Exit 76, old exit 1) – To transition the downstream roundabout into full service, various ramps on the downstream side of the interchange will have OVERNIGHT closures with posted detours 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, to 6 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. The following traffic movements will be affected:

Weekends: No work impacting travel is scheduled for the weekends of Nov. 3-4 and 10-11.

NJ Canal Towpath Closure: The Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath on the New Jersey side of the Scudder Falls Bridge is scheduled to be closed during daytime hours (7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Monday, Nov. 5, to Thursday, Nov. 8. The closure is needed for demolition/construction activities on the approach bridge that carries I-295 across NJ Route 175/River Road and the canal.

The aforementioned scheduled travel restrictions are subject to change due to weather, emergency, traffic, and equipment/materials mobilization considerations. Motorists are urged to allow extra time to reach their destinations, and to reduce speeds and exercise caution when travelling through project work areas.

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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was formed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey in 1934. It operates seven toll bridges and 13 toll-supported bridges, two of which are pedestrian-only spans. The Commission is a self-supporting public-service agency that receives neither federal nor state tax dollars to finance its projects or operations. Funding for the operations, maintenance and upkeep of its bridges and related transportation facilities is solely derived from revenues collected at its toll bridges. The Commission's jurisdiction extends along the Delaware River from the Philadelphia-Bucks County line north to the New Jersey/New York border. The bridges carried more than 143.8 million cars and trucks in 2017. For more information about the Commission and its various initiatives to deliver safer and more convenient bridge travel for its customers, please see: www.drjtbc.org.